Evento

Valiente y Verdadero (Ages 6+ Spanish Language Short Film Program)

Sunday, March 1 1:00pm

Ages 6+

This all-Spanish language program is filled with Latin American children who are brave and true, lighting up the lives of everyone they meet. There are also two beautiful animated films from Puerto Rico and Colombia, which remind us to fly high and free in everything we do.

Esta programa, totalmente en Español, está lleno de niños que son valientes y verdaderos, quién iluminan las vidas de todas personas que conocen. También hay dos películas animadas muy hermosas de Puerto Rico y Colombia, que nos recuerdan que volar alto y libre en todo que hacemos.

72 min.

** Filmmaker and producer Natalia Bernel and Giselle Geney (Ramón) and filmmaker Julio Cabrera (Pasivo) in attendance! **

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Short Films in this Program:

Pitiguá

(Paula Martínez Cirilo, USA & Puerto Rico, animation, 2:43 min, 2017, nonverbal) Seattle premiere!

In this vibrant medley of interweaving forms and colors that celebrate Puerto Rican culture, a grey kingbird and a red-tailed hawk battle over the light that sustains the night and the day.

En esta mezcla de formas y colores entrelazados que celebran la cultura puertorriqueña, un pitirre y un guaraguao batallan por la luz que sostiene el día y la noche.

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The Cubicbird

(Jorge Alberto Vega Rivera, Colombia, animation, 2019, 9:15 min, Spanish with English subtitles)

Pedro grew up in a birdcage. But, when he was small, he dreamed of an owl who told him that he could break out of his cage when he was bigger.

Pedro crecía dentro de una jaula de pájaros. Pero cuando era joven, soñó con un búho que dijo que él podría salir de su jaula cuando fuera mayor.

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Ramón

(Natalia Bernal, Colombia & Mexico, live-action, 2019, 7 min, Spanish with English subtitles) World premiere!

A young kickboxer who is strong and brave learns something very important at the end of a fight.

Un joven boxeador quién es fuerte y valiente aprende algo muy importante durante el fin de un combate.

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Maria Camilas Gift

(Andrés Molano Moncada, Colombia, 2019, 12 min, in Spanish with English subtitles)

A young girl shows she has the funny power to transform people into animals. But who is she working so hard to amuse? A story about a sisters love.

Una niña muestra que tiene el poder extraño de transformar las personas en animales. ¿Pero está trabajando tan duro para divertir quién? Un cuento sobre el amor entre hermanas.

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Like Playing

(Berenice Adrianzen Zegarra, Peru, live-action, 2018, 20 min, in Spanish with English subtitles) Washington premiere!

A resourceful and imaginative boy shows his little brother and a friend how to turn a search for recyclables into a grand hunt for treasure.

Un niño ingenioso e imaginativo le muestra cómo convertir una búsqueda de productos reciclables en una gran caza del tesoro a su hermano menor y un amigo.

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Pasivo

(Julio Benito Cabrera & Gabriel Ocando, Puerto Rico, live-action, 2019, 5 min, nonverbal)

A young child takes a long walk to meet a master craftsman, which turns out to be only the beginning of a long journey.

Un chico da una larga caminata para encontrar un maestro artesano que resulta ser solamente el comienzo de un viaje duradero.

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Wild Lea

(María Teresa Salcedo Montero, Colombia, animation, 9 min, 2019, Spanish with English subtitles) World premiere!

Can Lea, a floral cat with a wild spirit, find a home with sweet but cautious rag doll Cira, and her friends?

¿Cómo puede Lea, una gata floral con un espíritu salvaje, encontrar un hogar con la muñeca de trapo amable pero cautelosa Cira y sus amigos?

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199 Little Heroes: Jesus from Mexico

(Liny Luzyte, Germany & Mexico, live-action documentary, 10:08 min, 2018, Spanish with English subtitles)

Jesus, 11, lives in Mexico City together with his family in the middle of the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco. Every day he rows a boat to school, accompanied by his little sister. Jesus lives in a neighborhood where kidnappings have happened, but he is brave and true, and loves to dance with his little sister.

Jesus, 11, vive en la Ciudad de México con su familia en el mitad de los jardines flotantes de Xochimilco. Todos los días, él rema un barco a la escuela acompañado por su hermana. Jesus vive en un barrio donde han ocurrido secuestros, pero él es valiente y verdadero y le encanta bailar con su hermana menor.

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This program is a part of Northwest Film Forum's 15th Annual Children's Film Festival Seattle 2020: childrensfilmfestivalseattle.org

ABOUT NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
Northwest Film Forum's mission is to incite public dialogue and creative action through collective cinematic experiences. A nonprofit film and arts center located in Seattle, Northwest Film Forum presents hundreds of films, festivals, community events, multidisciplinary performances, and public discussions each year. A comprehensive visual media organization, the Forum offers educational workshops (including summer camps and year-round programs for young people) and artist services for film and media makers at all stages of their development. Artist services include access to space, gear, fiscal sponsorship, and an edit lab. Northwest Film Forum is a member-based organization. nwfilmforum.org

ABOUT CHILDRENS FILM FESTIVAL SEATTLE
The 15th Annual Children's Film Festival Seattle is a cinematic extravaganza that celebrates the best and brightest in international films for children, including animation, feature length films, short films, and hands-on workshops. Since 2005, Childrens Film Festival Seattle has grown to become the largest and most respected film festival on the West Coast dedicated to children ages 3-16. Each year, Northwest Film Forum selects childrens films from dozens of countries, reaching more than 10,000 people during festival screenings and field trips in Seattle, and a subsequent festival tour of up to 25 U.S. venues.